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Monday, February 7, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Press: Activists Rally Against Trader Joe’s Farm Worker Wages This Weekend
Check out our first press coverage at NYU Local! More to come!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
UPDATE: Correct Address-Trader Joe's protest on Sunday--142 East 14th Street
English BELOW!
Esperamos verte en vigor el domingo en nuestra marcha apoyando la campaña de Comida Justa de la CIW. Una actualización importante es que la marcha comenzará a las 12:00 PM en Union Square Trader Joe's. Vamos a marchar al Chelsea Trader Joe. La dirección correcta es de 142 Este calle 14, entre la tercera avenida e Irving Place. Ven vestido como su mejor tomate y venga para que Trader Joe's sepa que esto es sólo el principio!
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We hope to see you out in force on Sunday at our march supporting the CIW's Campaign for Fair Food. An important update is that the march will begin at noon the Union Square Trader Joe’s. We'll march to the Chelsea Trader Joe’s. The correct address is 142 East 14th Street between 3rd ave and Irving Place. Dress as your best tomato and come out to let Trader Joe's know this is just the beginning!
Also, if you want to read up on Trader Joe's and the CIW, read this article, which has lots of juicy tid-bits on Trader Joe's unsustainable, unjust practices!
Also, if you want to read up on Trader Joe's and the CIW, read this article, which has lots of juicy tid-bits on Trader Joe's unsustainable, unjust practices!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
NE Encuentro 3 days away!
In very exciting news, we've got 80ish people registered for the full Encuentro this weekend! It's not too late for you to register!
We've also started to get press inquiries about Trader Joe's and the Trader Joe's protest on Sunday (noon at Union Square Trader Joe's). They want to know why Trader Joe's, with it's reputation as sustainable and hip won't sign with the CIW. It's a little scary when fast food companies are making better decisions than our supposed sustainable organic-centric stores.
There's a tomato brigade that's going to be out in full force on Sunday- so wear your best giant red shirt and stuff your belly with a pillow.
Can't wait to see you there!!
We've also started to get press inquiries about Trader Joe's and the Trader Joe's protest on Sunday (noon at Union Square Trader Joe's). They want to know why Trader Joe's, with it's reputation as sustainable and hip won't sign with the CIW. It's a little scary when fast food companies are making better decisions than our supposed sustainable organic-centric stores.
There's a tomato brigade that's going to be out in full force on Sunday- so wear your best giant red shirt and stuff your belly with a pillow.
Can't wait to see you there!!
Sign up now for Bus to Boston
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
FEBRUARY 27TH, FROM NYC to BOSTON, MA
JOIN THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS TO DEMAND AHOLD COMMIT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIR FOOD!
Join the CIW and their allies in Boston on February 27th as we march on Stop & Shop and support the fight for dignified wages and respect for farmworkers in the supply chains!
If you are in the New York City area, we are organizing buses for the 27th from New York to Boston, email CFAoutreach@gmail.com to reserve a spot TODAY by providing the following information: Name; Organization/Affiliation; Email;Phone number; any special needs; tickets are sliding scale $10-$25 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information about the CIW and the upcoming actions, visit www.ciw-online.org and www.sfalliance.org
For more information about the upcoming Northeast Encuentro in NYC on Feb 4-6th, visit http://farmworkersolidarity.blogspot.com/
FEBRUARY 27TH, FROM NYC to BOSTON, MA
JOIN THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS TO DEMAND AHOLD COMMIT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIR FOOD!
Join the CIW and their allies in Boston on February 27th as we march on Stop & Shop and support the fight for dignified wages and respect for farmworkers in the supply chains!
If you are in the New York City area, we are organizing buses for the 27th from New York to Boston, email CFAoutreach@gmail.com to reserve a spot TODAY by providing the following information: Name; Organization/Affiliation; Email;Phone number; any special needs; tickets are sliding scale $10-$25 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information about the CIW and the upcoming actions, visit www.ciw-online.org and www.sfalliance.org
For more information about the upcoming Northeast Encuentro in NYC on Feb 4-6th, visit http://farmworkersolidarity.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
El Encuentro del Noreste--4-6 de Febrero
El Encuentro del Noreste
4-6 de Febrero, 2011
Ciudad de Nueva York
El Encuentro del Noreste es su oportunidad de participar con una de las organizaciones llevado por trabajadores más inspiradores del mundo! Aliados de la Coalición de Trabajadores Immokalee de todo el nordeste se reúnen para aprender más acerca de la actual campaña de la CIW, celebrar las victorias, y estrategias para una gran acción a finales de febrero. El Encuentro es una gran oportunidad para conectarse! Miembros de otras organizaciones/colectivos/movimientos también están invitados a compartir sus conocimientos y experiencias!
Viernes, 4 de febrero a las 8:00 PM
Fiesta de Victoria de la Coalición de Trabajadores Immokalee!
Ven a bailar y celebrar con el grupo puertorriqueño BombaYo! La Alianza Comunitaria de NYC con Trabajadores Agrícolas (CFA) va a tener una fiesta para celebrar las victorias recientes de la CIW. DJ That Wizard y DJ Anda La Lucha van a tocar hip-hop, cumbia, salsa y son jarocho! $5-$10 en la puerta para recaudar fondos para las próximas movilizaciones de CIW. Localizado enThe Commons, 388 Avenida Atlantic, Brooklyn
Sábado, 5 de febrero a las 9:00 AM
Encuentro Regional del Noreste
Aliados de CIW-representados por capítulos de alianzas Estudiantiles y Trabajadores Agrícolas, grupos locales de Comida Justa, y Alianzas Comunitarias con Trabajadores Agrícolas-de todo el noreste se reunirán para compartir habilidades, talleres, y sesiones de estrategia en torno a la Campaña por Comida Justa. Ellos nuevos a CIW también están invitados a venir a pasar el día aprendiendo y compartiendo. Los talleres se llevarán a cabo en El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Avenida 5, Nueva York, NY.
Sábado, 5 de febrero a las 7:00 PM
Cena y presentaciones sobre Organizando Radicalmente en la ciudad de NY
Venga al Rebel Diaz Arts Collective un espacio comunitario y centro cultural para una deliciosa cena, y para aprender sobre la organización sucediendo en Nueva York. A las 9:00 PM vamos a empezar a trabajar en el arte de la marcha del día siguiente. 478 Austin Place, segundo piso. Sur del Bronx.
Domingo, 6 de febrero a las 9:00 AM
Preparación para la Acción
Desayuno y terminando las pancartas, carteles y cantos para la acción. Taller interactivo sobre cómo hacer sus acciones divertidas, memorables e inspiradoras. En el Salón de la Union de los Trabajadores Unidos (Workers’ United Union Hall), 33 West 14th St.
Domingo, 6 de febrero, 12:00-2:00 PM
Marchar del Union Square Trader Joe's (33 W 14th Street) al Chelsea Trader Joe's (calle 23 y Avenida 6). Ven vestido como su mejor tomate!!
Domingo, 6 de febrero a las 3 PM-noche
Salida
Monday, January 24, 2011
Twitter Power
Start your tweeting engines and help us spread the word!
Tell Trader Joe’s to stop exploiting farmworkers! March and protest @ 12 p.m. Feb. 6 at Union Square TJ's http://on.fb.me/hKIXew #ciw
Tell Trader Joe’s: pay a fair price for your tomatoes! Protest/march 12 pm Feb. 6 @ Union Square TJ's! http://on.fb.me/hKIXew #ciw
Protest and march for farmworker justice! 12 p.m. Feb. 6 @ Union Square Trader Joe’s http://on.fb.me/hKIXew #ciw
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Encuentro Schedule!
NORTHEAST ENCUENTRO
February 4th-6th
New York City
Event Details:
Friday, February 4th at 6:30pm
Out of town guests arrive at the Commons to register, sign in and get all information they need for the weekend!
8:00pm
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Victory Party! Come Dance and Celebrate featuring Puerto Rican Bomba group- BombaYo!
The NYC Community Farmworker Alliance (CFA) is throwing a party to celebrate the recent victories of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Come dance and celebrate! DJs spinning hip-hop, cumbia, salsa, son jarocho and live Puerto Rican bomba music by BombaYo! $5-$10 at the door to raise money for CFA's efforts to support the CIW. Accepting donations for tamales and drinks! CIW members will be there partying with us! Party to be held at 388 Atlantic Avenue at the Commons. The Commons is wheelchair accessible.
Saturday, February 5th at 9:00am
Northeast Regional Encuentro
Coalition of Immokalee Worker allies—represented by Student/Farmworker Alliance chapters, local Fair Food Groups, and Community/Farmworker Alliances—from all over the Northeast will gather for skill-shares, workshops, and strategy sessions around the Campaign for Fair Food. All workshops will be held at El Museo Del Barrio. Those new to CIW work are also invited to come spend the day learning and sharing. El Museo Del Barrio is wheel chair accessibile.
7:00pm
Dinner and Presentations on Organizing in New York City
Come to the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective community space and cultural center for a delicious dinner, and to learn about organizing happening in New York City. At 9:00pm we'll start to work on art for the action the next day. RDAC is not wheel chair accessible.
Sunday, February 6th at 9:00am
Action Preparation
Breakfast and finishing up banners, posters and chants for the action. Interactive workshop on how to make your actions fun, memorable, and inspirational. We will then head to the Union Square Trader Joe’s, where we will meet up with allies from all over New York City and march together. Taking place at 142 East 14th Street between Irving Place and 3rd Ave
12:00-2:30 March from Union Square Trader Joe’s to Chelsea Trader Joe’s. Dress as your best tomato and come out to let Trader Joe's know this is just the beginning!
3pm
Departure
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
GET ON THE BUS FOR THE CIW!
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
FEBRUARY 27TH, FROM NYC to BOSTON, MA
JOIN THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS TO DEMAND AHOLD COMMIT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIR FOOD!
Join the CIW and their allies in Boston on February 27th as we march on Stop & Shop and support the fight for dignified wages and respect for farmworkers in the supply chains!
If you are in the New York City area, we are organizing buses for the 27th from New York to Boston, email CFAoutreach@gmail.com to reserve a spot TODAY by providing the following information: Name; Organization/Affiliation; Email;Phone number; any special needs; tickets are sliding scale $10-$25 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information about the CIW and the upcoming actions, visit www.ciw-online.org and www.sfalliance.org
For more information about the upcoming Northeast Encuentro in NYC on Feb 4-6th, visit http://farmworkersolidarity.blogspot.com/
FEBRUARY 27TH, FROM NYC to BOSTON, MA
JOIN THE COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS TO DEMAND AHOLD COMMIT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIR FOOD!
Join the CIW and their allies in Boston on February 27th as we march on Stop & Shop and support the fight for dignified wages and respect for farmworkers in the supply chains!
If you are in the New York City area, we are organizing buses for the 27th from New York to Boston, email CFAoutreach@gmail.com to reserve a spot TODAY by providing the following information: Name; Organization/Affiliation; Email;Phone number; any special needs; tickets are sliding scale $10-$25 suggested donation. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information about the CIW and the upcoming actions, visit www.ciw-online.org and www.sfalliance.org
For more information about the upcoming Northeast Encuentro in NYC on Feb 4-6th, visit http://farmworkersolidarity.blogspot.com/
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Victory Party featuring BombaYo!
We're throwing a party to celebrate the recent victories of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Come dance and celebrate!
DJs (DJ That Wizard & DJ AndalaLucha) will be spinning Hip-Hop, Cumbia, Salsa, Son Jarocho and there will be a live presentation of BOMBA by BombaYo! $5-$10 at the door to raise money for CFA's efforts to support the CIW. Accepting donations for tamales and drinks!
Friday, February 4 at 8:00pm
@ The Commons
DJs (DJ That Wizard & DJ AndalaLucha) will be spinning Hip-Hop, Cumbia, Salsa, Son Jarocho and there will be a live presentation of BOMBA by BombaYo! $5-$10 at the door to raise money for CFA's efforts to support the CIW. Accepting donations for tamales and drinks!
Friday, February 4 at 8:00pm
@ The Commons
388 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
CFA is hosting a Northeast Encuentro!
Very exciting news!
The Community Farmworker Alliance-NYC is hosting a Northeast Encuentro to take place February 4th-6th, 2011 in New York City. The Encuentro is a regional gathering of supporters and allies of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is a worker-led organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian farmworkers working in the fields of Florida. They are fighting for higher wages and better working conditions.
The Community Farmworker Alliance-NYC is hosting a Northeast Encuentro to take place February 4th-6th, 2011 in New York City. The Encuentro is a regional gathering of supporters and allies of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The CIW is a worker-led organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian farmworkers working in the fields of Florida. They are fighting for higher wages and better working conditions.
Community, youth, student and faith allies work hand-in-hand with the CIW to drive their work at a national level. The Encuentro will be a space for these allies to:
- Learn about the CIW's Campaign for Fair Food from CIW members and allies
- Share ideas and meet cool people through fun workshops
- Take action together at a demonstration at Trader Joe's
- Connect through diverse musical traditions and art making
- Prepare for a National CIW mobilization to take place in late February in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Supermarket Week of Action!
Fair Food activists get seriously creative in supermarket actions across the country!
Tomatoes testify outside Trader Joe's in NYC, Lady Gaga sings in Berkeley, pennies for Publix delivered by wheelbarrow in Naples... Week of Action sends powerful message: No more excuses. Now is the time for Fair Food!
Check out all the news at ciw-online.org!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Tomatoes Come Alive at Trader Joe's This Weekend
Our action at the Union Square Trader Joe's was AMAZING today! Just wait for our video of 8 cute tomatoes running full speed into Trader Joe's to the bemusement of customers and anger of TJ's managers.
Here is a little taste- The Bronx County Independent Examiner wrote a very positive article yesterday about this morning's action!
Here is a little taste- The Bronx County Independent Examiner wrote a very positive article yesterday about this morning's action!
The Fruits of our Labor: Achieving the Impossible
"And yet, every once in a very long while, we are privileged to actually witness the balance shifting."
Read this article by CFA member Audrey Sasson about the recent CIW victory- signing an agreement with large grower Pacific!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Five Things You Don't Know About SUPERMARKETS!
From Beijing to Brighton, billions of people now can't imagine life without supermarkets. But what forces push us, as we push our carts?
1. Supermarkets rule the food chain.
A century ago, the companies that dominated the global food trade -- Cargill, Louis Dreyfus, Continental Grain, and Bunge -- were wholesalers. Today, these giants are dwarfed by the supermarkets that govern the global food system from farm to fork. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has sales greater than 2 percent of U.S. GDP and, with 2.1 million greeters, stock clerks, and logistics officers working at its 8,416 stores from Shenzhen to Shreveport, ranks among the largest employers worldwide -- only China's army has more people on its payroll. Supermarkets first jumped to the developing world in the 1990s; now they account for more than half of food retail sales in Latin America and China.
2. But this doesn't mean we're all eating the same stuff.
The success in Asia of Carrefour, the French giant superstore chain, didn't come because the famously lactose-intolerant East suddenly developed a hankering for brie. Unlike, say, McDonald's, supermarkets don't simply impose the cultural prejudices of their home countries on others -- Walmarts in Beijing stock live tortoises for turtle soup and proudly tout moisturizer made with sheep placenta (a fabled wrinkle reducer). But supermarkets are big factors in what epidemiologists call the nutrition transition: Local, fresh food is losing out to processed goods that tend to be higher in salt, fats, and sugar -- and far more profitable for retailers. The result? Dramatically rising rates of obesity everywhere.
3. When it comes to surveillance, the CIA has nothing on supermarkets.
The first supermarket, King Piggly Wiggly in Memphis, Tennessee, guided the shoppers of 1916 through a maze of chicken-wire aisles until they had passed every available item and reached the checkout. Today's supermarket Big Brothers are much more sophisticated: Modern technologies such as radio-frequency identification tagging and data-mining -- Walmart's database is second only in capacity to the Pentagon's -- are used to monitor consumer habits and maximize impulse purchases. So, it's a good bet that the Walton family knows more about the average Chinese person than CIA director Leon Panetta does. It works the other way, too: Wall Street uses spy satellites to check whether Walmart parking lots are full, a measure of the strength of U.S. retail.
4. Supermarkets don't like poor people.
When the first Carrefours and Tescos landed in Southeast Asia and Latin America, they picked locations in the toniest parts of Bangkok and Buenos Aires. Supermarkets have high costs -- an average store stocks tens of thousands of items -- and low margins: Profit is driven by high-volume purchasing. So, these "big box" stores look for consumers with cars, a significant indicator of wealth in developing countries. The irony is that supermarkets are generally cheaper than other local retailers -- a box of Cheerios can be 40 percent more expensive at the bodega or the dokkan than at the megastore.
5. Variety is an illusion.
The real, evil genius of supermarkets isn't frozen lasagna -- it's the logistical empire required to move bananas from a plantation in Honduras to your local Whole Foods. Seasonal variety has been sacrificed for ease of transport, and the farms best able to provide a monotony of fruits and vegetables with bruise-resistant flesh and waxy skins have won out. Thankfully, there's a backlash: Urban farmers' markets from New York's Union Square to Tokyo's Shibuya district have mushroomed, and farmers and consumer groups are experimenting with new technologies to distribute local agriculture. These new "super-farmers'-markets" might just be the future of food.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Join a CFA Working Group!
Friends!
Hello to all of our wonderful allies in the NYC area. We thank you for coming to our actions and teach-ins and supporting the Campaign for Fair Food. We know many of you have been wondering how you can get more involved with this work and now is your chance. The NYC Community Farmworker Alliance has just restructured and we now have clearly established working groups. With these new working groups there is a formalized way for you to use your talents, develop new skills, avoid going to too many long drawn out meetings, all while supporting the amazing work of the Coalition of Immokalee workers. We would love to have YOU join one of our working groups and be a part of the NYC Community Farmworker Alliance.
All you have to do is write to the contact of the group or groups you're interested in and they'll tell you all you need to know! Also, there is no set time commitment required for these working groups as some activities can take one hour, and others many months.
Please feel free to write us at farmworkersolidarity@gmail.com if you have any questions!
Hello to all of our wonderful allies in the NYC area. We thank you for coming to our actions and teach-ins and supporting the Campaign for Fair Food. We know many of you have been wondering how you can get more involved with this work and now is your chance. The NYC Community Farmworker Alliance has just restructured and we now have clearly established working groups. With these new working groups there is a formalized way for you to use your talents, develop new skills, avoid going to too many long drawn out meetings, all while supporting the amazing work of the Coalition of Immokalee workers. We would love to have YOU join one of our working groups and be a part of the NYC Community Farmworker Alliance.
All you have to do is write to the contact of the group or groups you're interested in and they'll tell you all you need to know! Also, there is no set time commitment required for these working groups as some activities can take one hour, and others many months.
Please feel free to write us at farmworkersolidarity@gmail.com if you have any questions!
Media/Communications: Learn how to write press releases, use social media for the power of the people, correspond with press people and also do audio, video or photo documentation our awesome events. If you have multimedia communications experience we would love to have you join this group. If you are interested in acquiring these skills there will be training opportunities within this working group and you can learn to be a dope community journalist while supporting the campaign for fair food.
CONTACT: Andalusia at andalalucha@gmail.com
Campaigns: Learn about and help us expand the NYC Campaign for Fair Food targeting the Supermarket Industry. Plan and promote actions and stay connected with national movement for fair food! Strategize and gain skills for event and action planning and building momentum!
CONTACT: Charlene at humanrightssbu@aol.com
Outreach and Education: Work together to plan and present popular education workshops, produce bilingual Spanish and English flyers, documents and other educational materials. Make connections and develop relationships with other NYC social justice organizations to strengthen our movement at large. Great place to learn about the the CIWs work, develop presentation skills, do research and make contacts with NYC organizations !
CONTACT: Lupe at rod.guad@gmail.com
Fundraising: Help make us some cash money to support the work of our group by holding fundraisers, writing grants and making cool merch! No experience necessary! We'll teach you the skills you need!
CONTACT: Audrey at audrey.sasson@gmail.com
Organizational Development: Help plan a regional gathering of CIW allies, help orient new CFA members and plan trainings for the group to increase our skills!
CONTACT: Mae at wmsingerman@gmail.com
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
CFA Benefit Show and Potluck This Saturday!
Ryan Harvey's CD RELEASE SHOW and BENEFIT for Community/Farmworker Alliance and the Civilian Soldier Alliance
Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 6:00pm - 11:30pm
at Rebel Diaz Arts Collective
[478 Austin Place, Bronx: #6 Train to E. 149 St.: walk two blocks toward the Bruckner Expressway, make a right on Austin Pl.]
Adam Obernauer (631) 252-4222
This event is a whole lotta things! First you should join us at 6 PM for a pot luck to learn more about the Community/Farmworker Alliance and how you can get involved! Then you should stick around for an awesome show that is a joint benefit for the Community/Farmworker Alliance and the Civilian Soldier Alliance. To top it all off, it's Ryan Harvey from Riot Folk's CD release show for the long anticipated "BLOWBACK" (over 2 years in the making!)
with
Ryan Harvey
http://www.riotfolk.org/ [1]
Born in a Cent
http://borninacent.blogspot.com/ [2]
Bell's Roar
http://www.myspace.com/bellsroar [3]
Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 6:00pm - 11:30pm
at Rebel Diaz Arts Collective
[478 Austin Place, Bronx: #6 Train to E. 149 St.: walk two blocks toward the Bruckner Expressway, make a right on Austin Pl.]
Adam Obernauer (631) 252-4222
This event is a whole lotta things! First you should join us at 6 PM for a pot luck to learn more about the Community/Farmworker Alliance and how you can get involved! Then you should stick around for an awesome show that is a joint benefit for the Community/Farmworker Alliance and the Civilian Soldier Alliance. To top it all off, it's Ryan Harvey from Riot Folk's CD release show for the long anticipated "BLOWBACK" (over 2 years in the making!)
with
Ryan Harvey
http://www.riotfolk.org/ [1]
Born in a Cent
http://borninacent.blogspot.com/ [2]
Bell's Roar
http://www.myspace.com/bellsroar [3]
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